Flying Eagles get Presidential commendation
Nigeria's Flying Eagles get Presidential commendation
Posted: 2 May 2011
Time: 06:22 pm
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Flying Eagles on their victory over Cameroon at the African Youth Championship Final on Sunday.
The national Under-20 team edged a close-fought encounter 3-2 in extra time to claim the trophy.
In a statement signed by Ima Niboro, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the President praised the 'doggedness and resilience' showed by the Flying Eagles and said they had made the country proud.
President Goodluck, who won re-election, last month, assured the squad of the Federal Government's continued support as they head for the Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
The squad arrived in Lagos on Monday afternoon, and will be hosted to a reception by the Minister of Sports at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos.
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Article by: Colin Udoh
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I know some virus will invade this article soon with their negative comments.
I know some virus will invade this article soon with their negative comments.
Without making any conjexture in my remarks, NIGERIA CAN NEVER WIN any UNDER-20 WITHOUT MY OGA PIKIN, UCHENNA SOLUDO EXCEPT HIS COUNTERPART EXIST somewhere IN THIS Nigeria.
My happiness however is to see that the coach of the U-17 that won silver in the last u-17 world cup is now handling the u-20 and has now conqurered africa, i hope he can go on to conquer the world and one day graduate to Super eagles with bulk of the team. that way we will say we have really arrived. but should these players just fade away like others before them, we will be back to square one again.
Weldone FE, well done Coach Obuh and his crew
THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH
It is great that many great players are coming up everywhere. However we are getting a lot of strikers, apart from nosa igiebor and Joel Obi, we need more midfielders and then defenders.
This will make the scouting job of the coaches easy.
As for that jobless man (i dont care to know his name) is just seeking cheap popularity. According to him, he raised thesame concerned during the last u-17 wc and nothing was done. If nothing was done about the claim, why coming out again?
Oh just look at how @OKONHOUSEBOy keep mentioning the name of one particular player that he want obuh to include in the squad (whether by hook or by crook) you said the player is 16yrs? Now if obuh include him in the squad and people start complaining about the true age of the player due to his physical look how would you feel?
For repeatedly mentioning this player's name has just give us a clue on why you are complaining (simply becouse your player was left out of the squad?) you are just a bad belle.
Peace